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Chicken Soup for the Soul

American self-help and consumer goods company

Summary

American self-help and consumer goods company

FieldValue
nameChicken Soup for the Soul, LLC
logoChicken Soup for the Soul.svg
typePrivate
foundation
foundersJack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
location_cityCos Cob, Connecticut, U.S.
area_servedWorldwide
key_peopleWilliam J. Rouhana, Jr.
(chairman & CEO)
Amy Newmark
(publisher)
industryPublishing
Licensing
Internet
Consumer packaged goods

(chairman & CEO) Amy Newmark (publisher) Licensing Internet Consumer packaged goods Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC is an American self-help and consumer goods company based in Cos Cob, Connecticut. It is known for the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. The first book, like most subsequent titles in the series, consisted of inspirational true stories about ordinary people's lives. The books are widely varied, each with a different theme.

The company has branched out into other categories such as food, pet food, and television programming.

History

Books

Motivational speakers Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen collaborated on the first Chicken Soup for the Soul book, compiling inspirational, true stories they had heard from their audience members. The book was rejected by major publishers in New York but accepted by a small, self-help publisher in Florida called HCI.

After the success of the first book, Canfield and Hansen, with HCI, published additional, similar Chicken Soup for the Soul titles. Later, they published Chicken Soup for the Soul books for specific demographics, such as Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, which came out in 1997 and was a major best-seller. New Chicken Soup for the Soul titles and sequels to existing books have been published on a regular basis since the first book came out in 1993. In 2009, author Adeline Lee Zhia Ern was found to have plagiarized the story "Happiness" by Sarah Provençal from Jack Canfield's Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul IV.

A 19-episode anthology series made up of stories from the series was produced and aired in the 1999–2000 television season by PAX TV, the current-day Ion Television.

Expansion from books

Main article: Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment

In 2008, the founders, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, sold the company to a new ownership group led by William J. Rouhana and Robert D. Jacobs. Since then, all new titles have been published by Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, LLC, and distributed by Simon & Schuster.

Under the new ownership group, Chicken Soup for the Soul has expanded into other products besides books. The company markets pet foods under the brand Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul and a line of soups, sauces, and other prepared foods under the brand Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment went public in 2017. In November 2017, it acquired Screen Media Ventures, LLC, an independent television and film distribution company, which included Popcornflix, an ad-based online video service.

On July 10, 2024, a bankruptcy judge ordered Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment to undergo a Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation after accusing Rouhana of misusing the business and failing to pay employees or support healthcare. With the Chapter 7 conversion, the company's assets will be liquidated, resulting in the cessation of its subsidiaries, including Crackle, Popcornflix and Redbox. In addition, over 1,000 employees were laid off, and over 26,000 Redbox kiosks were shut down permanently.

Awards

The original series held a spot on the New York Times Best Seller list continuously from 1994 to 1998.

References

References

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  9. Alcon Entertainment. (8 August 2013). "Alcon Entertainment Prescribing 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' -- Los Angeles, Aug. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --". prnewswire.com.
  10. "Video: Chicken Soup for the Soul". PBS Video.
  11. (25 June 2013). "Chicken Soup for the Soul 20th Anniversary Edition: All Your Favorite Original Stories Plus 20 Bonus Stories for the Next 20 Years: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark: 9781611599138: Amazon.com: Books". Chicken Soup for the Soul.
  12. "Results for 'chicken soup for the soul' [WorldCat.org]". worldcat.org.
  13. "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul".
  14. "Independents/Chain Bestseller List". [[The New York Times]].
  15. "Adeline Lee's apology on Silverfish Books website".
  16. (1999-08-17). "Chicken Soup for the Soul". Aron Productions, Sarah David Productions.
  17. Mos, Linda. (1999-05-24). "Pax TV Adds Four New Originals".
  18. (1999-07-31). "PAX TV TAKING A CHANCE ON SOME ORIGINAL IDEAS".
  19. Milliot, Jim. (February 2, 2009). "Serving Up a New Chicken Soup".
  20. (March 28, 2014). "How Chicken Soup For the Soul Started Selling Actual Soup".
  21. Sheetz, Michael. (2017-08-18). "Chicken Soup for the Soul stock debuts on Nasdaq after crowdsourced IPO". CNBC.
  22. (2017-11-06). "Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Completes Milestone Acquisition of Screen Media".
  23. (January 17, 2018). "CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL ENTERTAINMENT'S RECENTLY ACQUIRED SCREEN MEDIA ASSETS APPRAISED AT OVER $31 MILLION".
  24. Randles, Jonathan. (July 10, 2024). "Redbox Owner to Be Liquidated Following Alleged Mismanagement".
  25. Hayes, Dade. (2024-07-10). "Redbox Owner Chicken Soup For The Soul To Liquidate In Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Shift; Workforce Of 1,000 To Be Let Go And 24,000 Kiosks Shut Down, Lawyer Says".
  26. "Chicken Soup for the Soul Awards, Announcements, and Recognition".
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